Kijkuit

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Kykuit in 1838-1857. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”).
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Kijkuit in 1747. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”). Named after a former sconce.

Compare Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom. See also Zealandic Kiekuut.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛi̯.kœy̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Kijk‧uit

Proper noun

Kijkuit n

  1. A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kijkuit”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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